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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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